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12:40 PM ET, January 11, 2016

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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
New Republic Owner Chris Hughes Puts Magazine Up For Sale  —  Facebook co-founder, who purchased the title in 2012, says magazine needs a new business model  —  The New Republic, the century-old magazine that was rocked a year ago by the mass exodus of its staff following an effort by its owner …
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Chris Hughes / Medium:
The New Republic's Next Chapter  —  I sent the letter below to the The New Republic staff this morning on the next chapter for our institution.  I've reposted it in full here.  —  To the staff of The New Republic,  —  I have some difficult news today: I have decided to put The New Republic up for sale.
Fox News:
FBI's Clinton probe expands to public corruption track  —  Jan. 10, 2015: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses an audience during an event in Hooksett, N.H. (AP)  —  EXCLUSIVE: The FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of private email as secretary of state …
Jon Pareles / New York Times:
David Bowie, the Legendary Musician, Has Died at 69  —  David Bowie, the infinitely changeable, fiercely forward-looking songwriter who taught generations of musicians about the power of drama, images and personae, died Sunday, two days after his 69th birthday, according to his publicist.
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Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Harvard scholar: Ted Cruz's citizenship, eligibility for president ‘unsettled’  —  Liberal law professor Laurence Tribe cited by Donald Trump in his ‘natural-born’ citizenship attacks has questioned Cruz's own constitutional positions  —  The legal and constitutional issues around qualification …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Democratic, Republican Identification Near Historical Lows  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — In 2015, for the fifth consecutive year, at least four in 10 U.S. adults identified as political independents.  The 42% identifying as independents in 2015 was down slightly from the record 43% in 2014.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Gallup: Share of Democrats reaches record low  —  The share of Americans identifying as Democrats dropped to a record low in 2015, according to the latest Gallup results published Monday, in the latest indication that Americans' attachment to either political party is at or nearing historical lows.
Joshua Miller / The White House:
We're on Snapchat: Add WhiteHouse  —  Summary: The White House launches an “Official Story” on Snapchat to provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the Administration.  —  At the White House, our digital strategy centers around meeting people where they are.
Discussion: Politico and FishbowlDC
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Obama, GOP Congress near end of long, ugly relationship
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
The White House Just Joined Snapchat
Discussion: Re/code and Business Insider
Alyssa Bereznak / Yahoo Politics:
The State of the Union will be snapchatted, live-streamed, tweeted and, oh yeah, broadcast
Discussion: Medium, Wired and Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg Business:
The State of Chris Christie's New Jersey, in Six Charts  —  Republican governor to give annual address to lawmakers  —  On the presidential campaign trail, he confronts his record  —  After a year in which Governor Chris Christie spent more than half his days outside New Jersey …
Discussion: Politico
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Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
Did Christie just lie about past Planned Parenthood donation? (VIDEO)
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
My Right to Die: Assisted Suicide, My Family, and Me  —  Every story has a beginning.  This one starts in late 2001, when my father-in-law fractured three of his ribs.  Harry was a retired physician, and after a thorough workup that he insisted on, it turned out that his bone density …
David Bowie / Facebook:
January 10 2016 - David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer.  While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family's privacy during their time of grief.
Michael D'Antonio / Politico:
Trump's Campaign Is Damaging His Brand  —  If Donald Trump is nothing else, he's an American brand.  The Trump name adorns luxury condominiums, hotels and golf courses around the world; it has sold a TV show, millions of books, a line of cologne and even, briefly, an airline.
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
Baltimore Sun:
Trial of Baltimore Officer Goodson postponed by Maryland appeals court  —  Baltimore Sun crime reporter Justin Fenton gives an update on the trial of Caesar R. Goodson Jr., from courthouse west.  The Court of Special Appeals wrote that Officer Porter's appeal should be resolved before Goodson trial got underway.
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Daily Caller
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Mandatory Union Fees Cast in Doubt at U.S. Supreme Court  —  The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative wing cast doubt on the constitutionality of requirements in more than 20 states that public-sector workers pay fees to the union that represents them.  —  Hearing arguments Monday in Washington …
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Ashe Schow / New York Post:
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Jeff Greenfield / The Daily Beast:
Why Are the Media Rooting for GOP Chaos?
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Texas Governor Unveils Plan To Repeal The 20th Century
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New York Times:
Starving Syrians in Madaya Are Denied Aid Amid Political Jockeying
Politico:
HILLARY'S HOLLYWOOD HEADACHE: Benghazi movie in theaters Thursday gives spotlight to critics …
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Adriana Cohen / Boston Herald:
Bay State Dems show true colors
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Obama Boom  —  Do you remember the “Bush boom”?  Probably not.
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Margaret Talbot / New Yorker:
Obama's Guns Gambit
Associated Press:
Senate Democrats Rammed Through Judges, Now GOP Calls Shots
Discussion: Bloomberg Business and Politico
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Vegas billionaire donor keeps GOP candidates guessing